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  • Front Stoops in the Fifties

    Baltimore Legends Come of Age

    This personal history of prominent Baltimoreans sheds light on the social transformations already taking place in the supposedly innocent 1950s.Front Stoops in the Fifties recounts the stories of some of Baltimore's most famous personalities as they grew up during the "decade of conformity"—just before they entered the turbulent 1960s. Focusing on the period before JFK's assassination, Olesker ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Boogie

    Life on a Merry-Go-Round

    But millions of American shoppers might have known about him from the stunning Merry-Go-Round clothing chain Leonard “Boogie” Weinglass created and then extended across most of the U.S.A. Now, in Boogie: Life on A Merry-Go-Round, veteran journalist Michael Olesker tells the life story of the rise from youthful poverty and street fighting, from the pool halls and the late-night Hilltop Diner of ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • Journeys to the Heart of Baltimore

    In Journeys to the Heart of Baltimore, veteran journalist Michael Olesker writes of Baltimore's melting pot in all its rollicking, sentimental, good-natured, and chaotic essence. The stories come from neighborhood street corners and front stoops, playgrounds and school rooms, churches and synagogues, and families gathered around late-night kitchen tables.The D'Alesandro political dynasty comes to ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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  • Seinfeldia

    How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything

    The New York Times bestseller about two guys who went out for coffee and dreamed up Seinfeld—“A wildly entertaining must-read not only for Seinfeld fans but for anyone who wants a better understanding of how television series are made” (Booklist, starred review).Comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld never thought anyone would watch their sitcom about a New York comedian sitting around talking ... Read more

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